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Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09


AS10246 CAD/CAM

Credits: 5
Level: Certificate
Semester: 1 at Swindon College
Assessment: CW 100%
Requisites:
Aims: The aims of this unit are to enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills for effective use of CAD/CAM software.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit students should be able to:
* use standard features and functions of CAD/CAM systems;
* create 2D and 3D drawings;
* modify existing drawings and add dimensions;
* use appropriate software packages to generate artefacts from CAD drawings.
Skills:
During this unit students should gain the following skills:
Intellectual
* gathering, processing and analysing technical information (A)
* formulating outcomes (A)
Professional
* using information technology effectively (F,A)
Practical
* developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A)
Key
* writing reports (A).
Content:
This unit concentrates on:
* producing 2D CAD models using standard layouts
* producing 3D CAD models using a variety of viewing techniques
* plotting drawings to scale
* modifying CAD drawings
* producing accurately dimensioned orthogonal views
* importing CAD drawings into CAM or other related software
* generating artefacts from CAD drawings using CAM or other appropriate software.